The defeated Senate candidate has been sued
by a woman who says he sexually abused her
when she was 14.
JIM WATSON
Roy Moore’s legal fees keep piling up.
Former Republican Senate candidate Roy
Moore has asked supporters for financial
assistance to defend against a defamation
lawsuit brought by an Alabama woman who
accused him of sexually abusing her when she
was 14 years old.
In a Facebook post this week, Moore said his
“resources have been depleted” and he has
“struggled to make ends meet” due to legal
fees and expenses. He thanked his supporters
and encouraged them to make donations to his
defense fund.
“I now face another vicious attack from lawyers
in Washington D. C. and San Francisco who
have hired one of the biggest firms in
Birmingham Alabama to bring another legal
action against me and ensure that I never fight
again,” he wrote in the lengthy screed. He took
the time to excoriate “gays, lesbians, and
transgenders,” “the ultra-liberal media” and “the
Washington establishment.”
During Moore’s campaign last year, an
Alabama woman named Leigh Corfman told
The Washington Post that he had touched her
sexually when she was a teen and he was
32. Her story prompted other women to come
forward with their own allegations about
encounters with Moore that ranged in severity
from sexual harassment to attempted
rape. Some of them were also under 18 at the
time of the incidents.
Corfman filed a defamation suit against Moore
in January after he repeatedly denied her
account.
“[Moore] and his campaign called me a liar and
immoral when I publicly disclosed his
misconduct,” she said in a statement. “By this
lawsuit, I seek to do what I could not do as a
14-year-old — hold Mr. Moore and those who
enable him accountable.”
A donation site for Moore has raised $32,200
out of a $250,000 goal as of Saturday. He has
been asking for money since at least January ,
when he sent an email to supporters requesting
contributions.
Moore was defeated in the Senate race by
Democratic candidate Doug Jones, who was
sworn into office in January. The former judge
has still not formally conceded the loss.
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